Brown Bombshell Beauty: Best In Beauty

Last night our stars hit the red carpet for the BET Awards, and I was pleasantly surprised at how many divas gave us great hair and makeup last night! I guess everyone wanted to look their best for the event, since everyone and their mama was going to be watching for the Michael Jackson tributes.

So, let's get down to the Best in Beauty!

Beyoncè looked natural, yet glam. I'm loving her beachy waves!

Ciara looked both elegant and pretty. I'm really liking her look these days!

Alicia Keys was a glam goddess last night. Her hair looked super healthy, and her makeup was fun and flirty. A+!

LaLa Vasquez's hair was a little 80s prom, but I think her makeup was on point. She's been looking really fab these days.

My girl Shaun Robinson looked fantastic! Those sleek bangs really suit her.

Mary Mary looked fab, as well. I especially loved Erica Campbell's (left) look. Her black hair color is simple and glamorous, and her makeup was fab!

One of my faves, Zoe Saldana, looked fab as usual. I'm loving the pop of color of her berry lipstick!

Kanye's girl, Amber Rose, looked fierce! I love her bleach blond crop, and that hot pink glossy lip is hot!

Latoya Luckett looked super glamourous last night! Her smokey eye and pink lip is a fave look of mine. Plus, her fring-ey bangs looked hot, too!

Bombshell of the Night

The honor of Bombshell of the Night goes to Janet Jackson. Despite all that she's going through right now, she came out to address the public, and looked fab doing it. That's a true bombshell!

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Viola Davis looked stunning! The subtle use of bronzer made her skin glow, and I loved her berry lipcolor and soft curls. She really seems to be into full, sexy hair these days.

Taraji rocked her usual sleek and stylish bob and added a bit of extra volume at the roots for some extra lift. And I thought her dress and statement jewelry was amazing. She really turned it out for her big night!

Zoe Saldana kept it simple and pretty.

I am really loving this look on Tanika Ray. She blew her usually wild and sexy tight curls out for softer, looser, more romantic curls. A smokey pink/plum eye and frosted pink lip color round out the look.

Serena Williams looked so incredibly lovely in this look. She was defintetley channeling a 50s screen siren with her Marilyn Monrow-like curls and soft, smokey eye. Her sheer and shiney pink lipgloss perfectly finished the look.

Rosario Dawon made an appearance at the Vanity Fair After-Party looking great, as usual.

Robin Roberts looked great as well. I love that she wore a gown from J. Crew. How's that for Recessionista chic?

Queen Latifah looked amazing! She kept her look simple and natural, and turned up the glam with bronzed skin and lots of lashes.

Niecey Nash opted for a bronzed look as well. She usually goes for such bold colors, this was a good change-up for her. Hey, where's her usual Billie Holiday flower?

The lovely Laila Ali.

Keisha Whitaker looking cute and fab, as usual.

I have no idea who John Legend's date is, but she looked great. Loved the hair and makeup. Loved the dress.

Jada Pinkett-Smith's skin and makeup were flawless (as always), but I wish she had styled her braids a little more creatively. I'm not really feeling the dress either.

Halle Berry looking stunning. No surprise there!

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon looked fantastic. I love a dark eye and pink lip. One of my fave go-to beauty looks.

Best in Beauty? Not So Much.

While so many of the ladies looked stunning, a few missed the mark. Surprisingly, each of these ladies usually looks amazing, so hopefully they were just having an off night.

Everything Eve's look is too light. The hair color is too close to her skin color, and her makeup looks too light. She just looks washed out.

Sigh. This look is flat out boring. Especially on Beyonce, who usually loves to turn out a unique and dramatic look. At least her dress was cute.

Kinda.

Whoa. So much went so wrong here. Chalky pink eyeshadow + heavy handed liquid eyeliner + mauve lipstick = Not a good look for Alicia Keys. And I won't even start in on that wig. And she's been looking so fierce lately! Uggh!!